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Limerick Printmakers Announce Opening of Exhibition by Vincent Pikamu and Leslie

Limerick Printmakers Announce Opening of Exhibition by Vincent Pikamu and Leslie – Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery provide facilities for artists to make prints using a variety of methods including etching, lithography, silkscreen, relief and monoprint.

Limerick Printmakers Announce Opening of Exhibition by Vincent Pikamu and Leslie

Limerick Printmakers are proud to announce the upcoming opening of ‘I am an asylum seeker but that is not my identity, it’s my experience’, an exhibition of work by Vincent Pikamu and Leslie.

The show will open from 4 pm on Thursday 13th July & will continue Sat 22nd inclusive.


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 As part of LP’s 1916/2016 Centenary Commemoration programme, five studio members each worked with a group or organisation within Limerick’s communities.

They did this in order to aid them in expressing their feelings on living in Ireland in a visual way. The resultant bodies of work were then exhibited prominently within their communities.

This exhibition is made up of work by Vincent Pikamu and Leslie who met facilitator Joanna Thompson through Doras Luimní, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working to support and promote the rights of all migrants living in Limerick and the wider Mid-West region.

Vincent Pikamu

This exhibition is made up of work by Vincent Pikamu and Leslie. The work on show is informed by the artist’s individual experiences, interests and culture.

In July 1999 Limerick Printmakers was set up by three BA printmaking graduates from the Limerick School of Art and Design, Claire Boland, Kari Fry & Melissa O’ Brien. Limerick City Enterprise Board gave Limerick Printmakers a start-up grant in the form of  IRL £12,000 to buy equipment and cover initial overheads.

Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery provide facilities for artists to make prints using a variety of methods including etching, lithography, silkscreen, relief and monoprint.

Artists join on a membership basis and can avail of various different levels of access from daily to yearly. The option of 24-hour access is also available within the yearly membership.

Members have added benefits which you will find in the membership section. At present, there are approx 40 members working in the studio

Limerick Printmakers wishes to acknowledge the support of the 1916/2016 Centenary Commemoration Committee, the Arts Council of Ireland & Limerick City & County Council.

All are welcome at the opening & to view the body of work during the Belltable’s opening hours of 12 pm – 5.30pm, Tues – Sat.

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